Econvergence Scholarship Application Instructions

The majority of the sessions at the Econvergence Conference will be open to the public free of charge. Two sessions will be ticketed events due to the limited seating available. The ticketed events will be Noam Chomsky’s talk on Friday evening, October 2nd and Derrick Jensen’s talk on Saturday evening, October 3rd. Tickets for these events are available on a sliding scale basis as follows:

Noam Chomsky tickets:

• $20 student/low-income ticket
• $40 regular ticket
• $60 supporter ticket

Derrick Jensen tickets:

• $10 student/low-income ticket
• $20 regular ticket
• $30 supporter ticket

The conference committee wants people from all walks of life to have access to these important speakers regardless of income or ability to pay. If you are unable to pay even the lowest rate for a ticket to these events, we have a limited number of scholarship tickets available. Please note that scholarship tickets do not guarantee a seat in the main auditorium – scholarship ticket holders will be seated in either the main auditorium or a secondary auditorium with a live feed of the speaker on a first come, first serve basis. If you are awarded a scholarship ticket, we advise you to arrive early for a better chance of being seated in the main auditorium.

Please complete the application below to request a scholarship ticket to one or both of these events. Scholarship applications will be accepted until September 25th, but please apply early as we do expect to run out. Please cut and paste the application below into an email and return your completed scholarship application to econvergence.program@gmail.com with “Scholarship Application” in the subject line.

Econvergence Scholarship Application

You must complete all questions to have your scholarship application considered.

1. Personal Information

Name:

Address:

City, State, Zip:

Phone Number:

Email:

2. Ticket Preference

I am requesting a ticket to: (select all that apply)

_____ Noam Chomsky (Friday, October 2, 2009)

_____ Derrick Jensen (Saturday, October 3, 2009)

If requesting tickets to both events, please indicate your preference if you can only receive a ticket to one event: _______________________________________________

3. Please describe briefly (1-2 paragraphs) why you are requesting a scholarship:

4. Are you able to donate your time volunteering during the conference in exchange for your ticket? Note: Volunteering will increase your chances of obtaining a scholarship ticket.

_____ Yes – Complete questions 5 and 6

_____ No

5. If you are willing to volunteer, please indicate your availability for the following days: (select all that apply)

_____ Thursday, October 1, 2009 – Evening

_____ Friday, October 2, 2009 – Morning

_____ Friday, October 2, 2009 – Afternoon

_____ Friday, October 2, 2009 – Evening

_____ Saturday, October 3, 2009 – Morning

_____ Saturday, October 3, 2009 – Afternoon

_____ Saturday, October 3, 2009 – Evening

_____ Sunday, October 4, 2009 – Morning

_____ Sunday, October 4, 2009 – Afternoon

6. If you are willing to volunteer, please indicate which of the following volunteer tasks you’d be interested in assisting with: (select all that apply)

_____ Tech Crew (Requires experience setting up and troubleshooting equipment such as computers, projectors, screens, DVD players, etc.)

_____ Registration/Information Table

_____ Guides & Greeters

_____ Ticket Handlers

_____ Refreshments (Help secure refreshment donations before conference, staff refreshment table during conference)

_____ Classroom Stewards (Assist presenters at workshop sessions, distribute sign in sheets, etc.)

_____ Speaker Hosts (Show speakers where their rooms are located)

_____ Runners (Available during conference to do miscellaneous tasks)

_____ Database Input (After the conference – entering sign in sheets and other information into a spreadsheet or database)

_____ Other (please indicate if you have other skills that could be useful during the conference)

Return your completed scholarship application to econvergence.program@gmail.com with “Scholarship Application” in the subject line. Applications will be accepted until September 25th, but please apply early as we do expect to run out of tickets.